Congress takes a look at youth concussions

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Thursday in Washington on the issue of setting minimum safety standards for concussion management in public schools across the country.

The National Football League has endorsed the legislation.

A proposed law is modeled after state laws in the states of Washington, Oregon and several others. The bill, if passed, would require school districts to implement a concussion safety and management plan.

Last Sunday I wrote a story about concussions and what is being done about it in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, the WIAA has a policy in place, but has been meeting with its medical advisory board to see if it needs to be beefed up.